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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a pretty decent book. It had potential but there was too much explaining for things outside the story. Crichton did some amazing background research for the book and events and industries, but that took too much away from the story itself. The story had some great potential and was, overall, good but it was overshadowed by too much research and explanation.
On top of all that the ending was pure plot convenience. It read as though Crichton himself got bored of the book and just thought of something on the fly. In my honest opinion, the ending was a let down to the whole story.
On top of all that the ending was pure plot convenience. It read as though Crichton himself got bored of the book and just thought of something on the fly. In my honest opinion, the ending was a let down to the whole story.
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The book runs circles around the movie that was made from it.
While Peggy Hill of Arlen Texas thinks this book is just about the best ever written, I will have to slightly disagree. Great yes, but it could have been more thirilling.
Meh, not my favorite. Glad I read it but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone over Jurassic Park. I know that sounds like I'm just picking the more popular book, but I honestly liked the story a bit more in Jurassic Park. I cared more about the characters. In Congo, there was basically only one main character who I really liked, and that was Amy, and even she could get annoying at times. I'm not mad I read it, and if I'm sure if you like the more information dump kind of story than a super engaging plot you would like it. Would recommend to very particular people.
Interesting plot. It is fun to see where we were and where we thought we were going in computing and communication in 1980. The inclusion of the status of experiments in communication with primates was fun. But it is Michael Crichton-characters are wooden.
Stories about lost cities in dark jungles with gorillas just seem very dated.
Not bad. Not really good either, even on a scale of dumb sci-fi adventures. The plot took forever to get started and lingered on some already outdated sci-fi tech, and when it did get going everything seemed rushed and rather random. The ending was quite abrupt as well. Amy, the talking (sign language) gorilla was cute. The book did keep me interested until the end, but I finished wanting a little more.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No